Some groups said their funding was still blocked, even after the freeze had been rescinded. Others saw their money reinstated but worried about future cuts.

Gender-based violence organizations have begun to self-edit their public-facing media out of fear they will lose federal grants essential to the provision of life-saving services.

Courts have blocked the order, but some nonprofits have still had to furlough workers and put projects on hold.

More than a dozen federal lawsuits have already been filed against President Trump and his administration by a wide range of nonprofits.

When the Trump administration issued an order freezing federal funding last week, many organizations who rely on that funding, including the Arizona Head Start Association, were stunned.

NEW YORK -- China-related research crucial to understanding one of the most heavily censored countries in the world is under threat from the Donald Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid programs and grants.

The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is among those that received the notice from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, dated Tuesday. The nonprofit was told that its grant from U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services was frozen “effective immediately.”

A federal judge on Thursday said he stood ready to enforce an order he issued blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance after Democratic-led states said billions of dollars in funding was still being tied up.